Description
A nostalgic sweet and salty layered dessert with a crunchy pretzel crust, creamy filling, and a fresh strawberry gelatin topping that melts in your mouth.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups crushed pretzels
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 8 ounces whipped topping
- 6 ounces strawberry gelatin powder
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
- 2 cups boiling water
Instructions
- Preheat Your Equipment: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Combine Ingredients: Mix crushed pretzels, 1/4 cup sugar, and melted butter until combined.
- Prepare Your Cooking Vessel: Press mixture into a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Assemble the Dish: Bake for 10 minutes, cool completely. Beat cream cheese with remaining sugar, fold in whipped topping, and spread over crust.
- Cook to Perfection: Dissolve gelatin in boiling water, let cool slightly, then stir in strawberries.
- Finishing Touches: Pour gelatin mixture over cream layer gently.
- Serve and Enjoy: Refrigerate for at least 4 hours until set, then slice and serve chilled.
Notes
- Let each layer cool before adding the next for clean layers
- Use fresh strawberries for best flavor
- Do not pour hot gelatin over cream layer
- Chill thoroughly before serving
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking and Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 310mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg